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It would reverse an Obama-era policy that the Trump administration already is not enforcing... “Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect,” said RogerSeverino, who heads the HHSOffice for Civil Rights. “We intend to fully enforce federal laws that prohibit discrimination.”....

It would reverse an Obama-era policy that the Trump administration already is not enforcing... "Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect," said RogerSeverino, who heads the HHSOffice for Civil Rights. "We intend to fully enforce federal laws that prohibit discrimination."....

A second proposal that called for a study of the extent to which Amazon's "Rekognition" service harmed civil rights and privacy garnered 27.5% support. Amazon's sale of the technology to law enforcement in Oregon and Florida has put the company at the center of a growing U.S....

School officials cited federal law protecting the confidentiality of students' education records ... “Although the OAG has civilenforcement authority under the (PublicInformation) Act, our office prefers to work with governmental bodies and requestors to resolve complaints informally,” the letter from the AG's Office states ... .......

Springtime in Michigan is magical ...Consider adding these events and happenings to your spring calendar.May. May 26 ... • Go head to head with some casual competition among fellow law enforcement, first responders and other civil servants. This 4-person scramble (with at least one civil service member per team, past or present) is from 10 a.m.-5 p.m....

ACLU asks federal court to stop South Dakota from enforcing 'riot boosting' law pending lawsuit ... — In the latest development in a lawsuit against state officials, the AmericanCivil Liberties Union is asking a federal court to stop South Dakota from enforcingRepublican Gov....

HHS’s director of the Office for Civil Rights, Roger...Severino said in a call with reporters that the office will continue to “vigorously enforce” civil rights protections for federally protected classes based on race, color, national origin, disability and sex....

In a statement announcing the proposed rule change, HHS is oblique in describing what it would accomplish and strikes a positive note, asserting it would “maintain vigorous civil rights enforcement on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age and sex” and save U.S....

The bill would expand the authority of the FCC for intentional telemarking rulebreakers to levy civil fines of $10,000 per robocall, and expand the statute of limitations to three years from one ...Fines and civil forfeiture already exist, but the results have been minimal so far, much to Congress’s chagrin....

A rule enacted in 2016 interpreted the ban on sex discrimination to include discrimination on the basis of gender identity, building on similar interpretations in other federal civil rights laws and court rulings ... "We are committed to full enforcement of civil rights laws before, during, and after any rulemaking," Severino said....